Jean Denis Attiret
Illustration — The 1758 Victory of Khorgos, painted by Jean-Denis Attiret (1702–1768) • Illustration — The 1758 Victory of Khorgos, a 1774 engraving by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas (1707–1783), after Jean-Denis Attiret (1702–1768). Louvre Museum. • Illustration — "La Concubine", purportedly a portrait of Empress Nara, by Jean Denis Attiret, c. Museum of Fine Arts, Dole.
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Jean Denis Attiret

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- Jean Denis Attiret was born on 31 July 1702. · Dole.
- Died
- Jean Denis Attiret died on 8 December 1768. · Beijing.
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Illustration — The 1758 Victory of Khorgos, painted by Jean-Denis Attiret (1702–1768) • Illustration — The 1758 Victory of Khorgos, a 1774 engraving by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas (1707–1783), after Jean-Denis Attiret (1702–1768). Louvre Museum. • Illustration — "La Concubine", purportedly a portrait of Empress Nara, by Jean Denis Attiret, c. Museum of Fine Arts, Dole.
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Jean Denis Attiret (31 July 1702 – 8 December 1768) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to Qing China.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Lyon and Beijing. Work by Jean Denis Attiret is recorded in the collections of Chester Beatty Library, The Palace Museum and National Palace Museum.
Attiret was born in Dole, France. He studied art in Rome and made himself a name as a painter. While a Jesuit novice, he did paintings in the Cathedral of Avignon and the Sodality Chapel. He went to China in 1737 and was given the title Painter to the Emperor by the Qianlong Emperor. Because the emperor insisted on the use of Chinese painting methods and styles, Attiret's painting eventually became entirely Chinese in style. Most of his works were paintings of natural subjects such as trees, fruit, fish and other animals done on glass or silk. However, many of them also include portraits of members of the imperial family and court; altogether he is credited with at least 200 portraits.
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After successful military campaigns in Central Asia, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned depictions of the battles. The work was carried out by four Jesuit artists, among them Attiret. The group produced 16 tableaux, which were engraved in France in 1774, six years after Attiret's death in Beijing.

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1702
Jean Denis Attiret was born on 31 July 1702.
1768
Jean Denis Attiret died on 8 December 1768.
1770
Battle of Arcul is dated 1770.
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Jean Denis Attiret was born in Dole.
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Jean Denis Attiret died in Beijing.
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- 1.La plupart des premiers tableaux d'Attiret se trouvent dans des musées d'Avignon et de Carpentras. Cfr .
- 2.cité d'après Michel Cartier, (ed), « Giuseppe Castiglione », Favre, Paris, 2004, .
- 3.Joseph-Marie Amiot. Éloge du frère Attiret et précis de l'état de la peinture chez les Chinois. Journal des savants, juin 1771. 406–420 . 1er mars 1769 lire en.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Jean-Denis Attiret, A Particular Account of the Emperor of China’s Gardens Near Pekin (translation, Sir Harry Beaumont), London, 1982.
- H. Bernard, Le frère Attiret au service de K'ien-long (biographie de Amiot), Shanghai, 1943.
- H. Walravens, China illustrata, Wolfenbüttel, 1987
- B. Gaulard, C. Scheck, Jean-Denis Attiret, un dolois du à la cour de l'empereur de Chine, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des beaux-arts de Dole, 2004.
- Edith Flammarion. La chair et le verbe. Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle. 2009. 978-2-87854-444-2.
- An Huo, Le peintre de Qianlong, BoD, 2016, avec la caution scientifique de l'Institut Ricci, Centre d'études chinoises, Paris.
- D'un soleil à l'autre, Jean-Denis Attiret missionnaire jésuite peintre officiel de l'Empereur de Chine. éditions de la Bisquine. 2017. 9791092566161.
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The authorities additionally record the headings J. Attiret, Pa teni, Wang Tche-tch'eng, Wang Zhicheng and Wang Chih-che'eng. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was Catholic Church. Recorded with the occupation lay brother. Recorded as a citizen of France. Classed in the genre portrait.
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1770
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